HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to Mental Health (Update)

Course overview

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule provides patients with important privacy rights and protections with respect to their health information, including important controls over how their health information is used and disclosed by health plans and health care professionals. The question is, how is it appropriate under the Privacy Rule for a health care professional to share the protected health information of a patient who is being treated for a mental health condition? This course will answer that very question, while providing recommendations that may be used to effectively disclose and protect patient health information.